fossils

Provides an introduction to fossils, discussing different kinds of fossils, exploring how and why they have formed, how they have changed over time, their appearance and more.

"This comprehensive pocket guide is the perfect introduction to finding, identifying, and collecting fossils. It features more than 500 species of plant and animal fossils, from trilobites and megafauna to dinosaurs and ancient trees"--Publisher.

"Karen Chin is hunting for treasure. But she's not interested in gold or jewels ... she's interested in poo. Fossilized dinosaur poo, specifcally. What can she learn from this prehistoric feces? Follow the clues and see where Karen's curiousity [curiosity] takes her as she searches for answers about how dinosaurs lived and what the world looked like long ago"--Jacket flap.

"Discover the true story of the race between two paleontologists to find dinosaur fossils in this nonfiction picture book. O. C. Marsh and Edward Cope met in 1863 and bonded over their shared love of fossils, becoming the best of friends. Until one day Marsh discovered an error in Cope's work, and the 'Bone Wars' began! Marsh and Cope raced each other around the world, excavating fossils and trying to find the most important never-before-seen discoveries"--Provided by publisher.

Presents a graphic novelization of H.P. Lovecraft 's "At the Mountains of Madness' in which When Dryer and Danforth set out to explore the Antarctic continent, they encounter a strange civilization that traveled to Earth from the far regions of space millions of years ago, and now Dryer and Danforth are sent to be Earth's ambassadors to space.

"Dig deep with paleontologists to discover fascinating facts about plants and animals of the distant past."--.

"Deep under our feet, our planet is full of history. Fossils can teach us a lot about Earth. Look inside to find out what fossils are, how they are formed, and where you can find real-life fossils!"--Provided by publisher.

". . . features fascinating information on all the major types of dinosaur as well as ancient fish, other prehistoric reptiles in the air or water, and early mammals. Kids will be drawn in and mesmerized by hundreds of images and surprising information on many different dinosaur profiles"--Provided by publisher.

Discusses the discovery of a nearly perfect skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex in South Dakota in 1990.

This compelling text examines evolution, its definition, and the scientific evidence that evolution has taken place. Readers explore the concepts of natural selection, Darwin's Origin of Species, genetics and evolution, population genetics, patterns in evolution and species concepts, the story of life and geological time, and human evolution. Easy-to-follow narratives offer students additional biological information in sidebars, such as "Closeup" boxes that give details about main concepts and "Try This" boxes that provide safe experiments for readers to perform. The text serves as a must-have resource on modern thinking about evolution and the history of evolutionary theories.